Ruth Bader Ginsburg Loved Opera, and Opera Loved Her Back

Justice Ginsburg was the art form’s “greatest advocate and our greatest spokesperson,” says a leading director.

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Justin Bieber and Chance the Rapper’s Wholesome Team-Up, and 10 More New Songs

Hear tracks by Sam Smith, Salem, Steve Arrington and others.

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From a Historic Piano Duel to a Finger-Blurring New Album

Marc-André Hamelin’s recording features fantasias on Italian opera by Franz Liszt and Sigismond Thalberg, who faced off onstage in 1837.

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Alicia Keys Has Passion, Advice and Aplomb on ‘Alicia’

The singer and songwriter’s seventh album grapples with other people’s expectations and offers words of uplift.

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Róisín Murphy, a Disco Queen Ruling Her Own Galaxy

The Irish innovator has been putting her own spin on glittery music for two decades. In a year full of dance-pop releases, she’s returning to shake things up yet again.

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Opera Star Anna Netrebko Is Hospitalized With Covid-19

“Everything will be fine!” she said on Instagram, but the news is the latest sign of the challenges singers face returning to work.

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Is TikTok a Music Industry Friend or Troll?

“Old Town Road” showed the app’s potential as a hit generator. But its relationship to the business is far more complex.

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William Pursell, Musician of the Nashville Sound, Dies at 94

The two-time Grammy nominee was a studio pianist for country stars. His performance of “Our Winter Love” in 1963 hit the Billboard singles and album charts. He died of the coronavirus.

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Stanley Crouch, Critic Who Saw American Democracy in Jazz, Dies at 74

A prolific author, essayist, columnist and social critic, he challenged conventional thinking on race and helped found Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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52 Years Ago, Thelonious Monk Played a High School. Now Everyone Can Hear It.

An ambitious student named Danny Scher booked the jazz great at Palo Alto High School in Northern California. A recording of the event gathered dust for five decades.

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